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It doesn't look like this phrase is very popular! The search could not find any examples on the internet.	Mar 24, 2014 ... On the subject of surface water drainage, the FRA (Section 7.3.2, p.11) states that : “The clay content of the superficial deposits at the study area, ... ... water use, new administrative regulations governing groundwater use, and new opinions of the state Attorney General on the subject of surface water use and ... leading article on the subject of surface water, however, presents the argument that the cases universally involve a beneficial use of surface water. The authors ...

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Mar 24, 2014 ... On the subject of surface water drainage, the FRA (Section 7.3.2, p.11) states that : “The clay content of the superficial deposits at the study area, ...
... water use, new administrative regulations governing groundwater use, and new opinions of the state Attorney General on the subject of surface water use and ...
leading article on the subject of surface water, however, presents the argument that the cases universally involve a beneficial use of surface water. The authors ...